Pentagon diverts construction money for border wall
The Pentagon has approved diverting $3.6 billion from its military construction funds to the building of the notorious border wall between the United States and Mexico. Zachary Cohen and Ryan Browne had the news for CNN: Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has authorized the diverting of $3.6 billion in military construction funds for 11 wall […]
EPA scraps methane emission limits
The Environmental Protection Agency has rolled back limits on methane emissions from the oil and gas industry introduced during the Obama era. Timothy Gardner had the news for Reuters: The Trump administration on Thursday proposed rescinding Obama-era limits on oil and gas industry emissions of methane, one of the main pollutants scientists link to climate […]
U.S. budget deficit to top $1 trillion next year
The U.S. budget deficit could exceed $1 trillion over the next financial year, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Kevin Freking had the news for the AP: The federal budget deficit is expected to balloon to more than $1 trillion in the next fiscal year under the first projections taking into account the big budget […]
BGov launches state government coverage
Bloomberg Government announced Tuesday the launch of a state government news service called Bloomberg Government: State. The service features reporting of journalists across the country covering policy areas — including energy, the environment, health care, labor policy, and taxes — and proprietary Bloomberg technology that aggregates state and local news from over 35,000 sources. The […]
Coverage: Fed prepares first rate cut in decade
The Federal Reserve is widely expected to announce a cut in interest rates today on deepening concern about U.S. economic growth sustainability. CNBC’s Sam Meredith reported Dow had jumped 70 points in anticipation of the move: U.S. stock index futures were higher Wednesday morning, as market participants braced for the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s […]
Bloomberg hires Fabian to cover the White House
Bloomberg News has hired Jordan Fabian to cover the White House. He starts Aug. 12. Fabian is currently a White House reporter for The Hill. He has been there since March 2015. He previously spent two years at Fusion, an ABC/Univision joint venture, as political editor. He previously worked at Univision and at The Hill […]
Coverage: Bernie Sanders to propose plan for canceling $1.6 trillion in student debt
Senator Bernie Sanders will later today propose legislation that could see $1.6 trillion in student debt erased from the board. Ryan Nobles and Gregory Krieg had the news for CNN: Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to stake out uncharted territory in the Democratic presidential primary, offering up a plan to completely eliminate the student loan […]
WSJ seeks a White House reporter
The Wall Street Journal is seeking an experienced and aggressive reporter to be part of the team that covers the White House. The job involves press duty in the briefing room as part of a rotation but also enterprise stories and breaking news that will provide the most distinctive coverage of this huge story, particularly […]
WSJ seeks a Washington Wire reporter
The Wall Street Journal is looking for a full-time experienced correspondent to drive one of the signature brands in political journalism: the Washington Wire. This feature has been a staple of WSJ politics reporting for decades and will be a key pillar of our coverage of the 2020 elections. We are looking for a writer […]
National Journal’s Pershing is joining the WSJ as politics editor
Ben Pershing, the editor of the National Journal, is joining The Wall Street Journal as politics editor. Washington bureau chief Paul Beckett sent out the following announcement on Wednesday: All: I am delighted to announce that Ben Pershing is named Politics Editor of The Wall Street Journal. Ben is currently editor of National Journal and […]
